British Dictionary definitions for alderney

Alderney

/ (ˈɔːldənɪ) /

noun

one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)French name: Aurigny

an early, but now extinct, breed of dairy cattle originating from the island of Alderney